This is a feast of basketball, youth and friendship.
On the evening of November 24, the Xiamen 2024 FISU College Student 3×3 Basketball World Cup concluded successfully at the Xiamen Campus of Huaqiao University. In three days, a total of 24 male and female teams from 22 universities on five continents gathered at Huaqiao University to compete in 51 exciting games. Young college students from all over the world compete here to learn skills, communicate with each other, and make friends…
Bravery on the field: superb skills showing youthful passion
Xiamen 2024 FISU College Students 3×3 Basketball World Cup is hosted by the International University Sports Federation and co-organized by Huaqiao University, Zhuque Wings Sports Management (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., and Xiamen Sports Industry Event Operation Co., Ltd. It has previously carried out qualifying matches on five continents, and eventually formed a global 22 participating teams.
Dribbling, passing, shooting, stealing, breakthrough… In world-class competitions, there are many experts on the field, the players are full of firepower, and the competition is fierce. After three days of competition, Lithuania’s Vytautas Magnus University defeated the University of Nantes in France 21-11 and won the men’s championship. In the women’s group, Tsinghua University of China defeated Carleton University of Canada 21-15 and won the championship, achieving the “Triple Crown” of the event. In the shooting competition, Zheng Xiaogang from Huaqiao University won the championship in the men’s group, and Paola FLORES from the Institute of Technology of Monterrey – Toluca Campus in Mexico won the championship in the women’s group.
The host Huaqiao University entered the quarter-finals as the first in the group. Unfortunately, they lost 21-13 to this year’s third-place team Mongolian Sports University in the quarter-finals and missed the semi-finals. However, the performance of the Huaqiao University team on the field is still worthy of attention. They showed their stubborn spirit of never giving up and fighting tenaciously. BGI player Liu Shi said in an interview with reporters: “It’s exciting to play at BGI’s home court, and it also allows us to turn pressure into motivation!” He said that foreign players have very good physical fitness and are a big challenge that must be faced, ” But the UW men’s basketball team is a very united team and gives its best to every game.”
In this tournament, Tsinghua University won the women’s championship with 18-13, 20-7, 21-10, 21-15. Among them, player Gao Ziyue’s eye-catching performance attracted repeated cheers from outside the court. “I’m so excited. We have been preparing for today’s game for a long time!” Gao Ziyue said excitedly after winning the championship. She said that the goal of the Tsinghua Women’s Basketball Team is always to win the championship, so no matter what, they will unite to attack and never give up when encountering setbacks. “No matter what happened in the finals, we never gave up, nor did we blame each other. We always encouraged each other.”
College players from all over the world transcend language during the game and make friends with the ball. “This competition provides a good platform for us to discuss and exchange ideas with outstanding teams at home and abroad.” Zhang Na, a player from Yunnan Normal University, said that although she competes with other teams on the field, players from all over the world will also take photos together and interact with each other off the field. Give gifts. “Basketball allows us players from different cultural backgrounds and different universities to establish connections.” Jacqueline Urban, a player at Carleton University in Canada, said that she enjoyed the game.
Highlights of the event
The scene was hot: the atmosphere was warm and cheering for the youth of the world
Huaqiao University has hosted the FISU College Student 3×3 Basketball World Cup for five consecutive years since 2015. This year, it will host the event again after five years. However, as the host, Huaqiao University still showed China’s enthusiasm to the world, spread Chinese excellent traditional culture through the event, and provided a platform for exchanges and cooperation among college students from various countries.
“We appreciate BGI’s ability to host sports events well. Whether it is the atmosphere of the stadium or the enthusiasm of the students, it gives a lot of energy to the FISU University 3×3 Basketball World Cup.” said Martin Dalton, Chief Executive Committee of the International University Sports Federation. , “From the artistic performances at the opening ceremony, we can feel that every athlete is infected by the enthusiasm of the performance students.”
At the opening ceremony, students from Huaqiao University presented a twenty-four seasonal drum performance with Chinese characteristics and a folk dance performance to players and guests from all over the world, demonstrating the unique charm of China’s excellent traditional culture. During the folk dance performance, Zhang Lanxi, a student from the School of Music and Dance, wore Dai ethnic costumes and showed off her ethnic style with her skirts flying. “I am filled with honor and pride to be able to show the cultural treasures of the Chinese nation to audiences from all over the world.” She said she was very happy to see players from all over the world filming and applauding their performances.
“BGI, come on! BGI, come on!” In the audience, Mr. Cai Hao, secretary of the Party Committee of the School of Materials Materials, was very excited. He stood up spontaneously, waved his arms, and led the surrounding audience to cheer loudly for the BGI players on the field. . As an “Old Hua Master”, Cai Hao always devotes himself to cheering with full enthusiasm during every home game of Hua University. “When BGI won the ‘Nine Crowns’, we were known as the ‘Devil’s Home’. All BGI people should continue this tradition, cheer for BGI at home, and cheer for BGI.”
Ding Mengxiang, a student from the School of Civil Engineering, is also particularly focused. “Yunnan Normal University’s No. 14 player left a deep impression on me,” said Ding Mengxiang. “Her three-point shooting and stealing skills are particularly eye-catching on the court. Her unyielding spirit is inspiring. It’s worth learning from each of us.” As a basketball lover, Ding Mengxiang said that he was honored to see this basketball feast at BGI. “The fact that the FISU College Student 3×3 Basketball World Cup can be held at the University of China has verified the saying that is widely circulated in Huaqiao University – ‘If you want to play ball, come to the University of China’.” Ding Mengxiang said with a smile.
Opening performance scene
Enthusiastic audience shouts
Volunteer Service: Silently dedicated service to cultural exchanges
At the competition site, in addition to the eye-catching players from various countries, there was also a group of volunteers, dressed in work clothes, busy in every corner, promoting the smooth progress of the entire event with methodical actions. It is understood that this year the school has selected a total of 187 volunteer teams, divided into 9 groups to serve in the competition.
Players compete on the field, and the footage off the field remains. As a volunteer of the event promotion team, He Kai from the Student Integrated Media Center of Huaqiao University captured many wonderful moments for this basketball event. “The players’ hard work and goal-scoring moments are the most exciting, and fully demonstrate the charm of basketball.” He said that shooting this international event is a rare training opportunity, and it is a great honor to be able to record the players’ wonderful moments.
Huang Min, a 2022 student from the School of Journalism and Communication, is a member of the etiquette team for this event. She said that this competition is of a higher level and importance than the previous events she participated in, so more preparations have been made, allowing the etiquette team to The students felt the pressure. “Mr. Martin Dalton, Chief Executive Committee Member of the International University Sports Federation, gave us a thumbs up while waiting, which made me feel very friendly and relieved my pressure.”
As this event is an international event, language communication is a challenge for students who serve behind the scenes. However, Hua University students received every player professionally and patiently, passing their enthusiasm to every corner on and off the field. “This is a particularly meaningful experience!” Wang Yuanzhu, a 2021 student in the School of Foreign Languages, is a volunteer in the reception team. He is connected with the African American International University in Kenya and is responsible for interpreting with the team, picking up and dropping off at the airport, and guiding hotel check-in. Wang Yuanzhu said: “The players I interacted with were very friendly and we got along very well. This experience not only improved my English speaking skills, but also enhanced my self-confidence and made me feel the charm of basketball.”
As the officially designated health care unit for this event, Huada University Hospital also formed a team to provide medical security. During the event, medical staff were on call around the clock, providing comprehensive medical services to athletes, coaches and staff from all over the world, from pre-match health examinations to in-match emergency treatment, to post-match recovery guidance, and won the competition group recognition and praise from the committee and athletes from various countries.
“This competition is one of the most complex events on the FISU calendar, but the results of the event far exceeded the expectations of athletes and event officials.” In his closing speech, Martin Dalton, on behalf of FISU, told the event organizing committee , athletes from various countries, referees, commentators and other staff, especially Huaqiao University, expressed their heartfelt thanks.
“Let us use basketball as a link to let more young people understand each other, respect each other, grow together, and write a new chapter in sports and cultural exchanges among college students around the world!” Wang Lixia, vice president of Huaqiao University, is looking forward to the event!
Behind the scenes staff and volunteers
(Editor: Wei Linying)
